Chapter 43: The Life of a Handmaiden (1)
Taihe Palace
Early in the morning, when it was still dawn, I was woken up nervously by Jin Na'er, because a cold grandmother was waiting for me outside the door of the dormitory. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
I briefly freshened up, put on the maid's clothes handed by Jin Na'er, said goodbye to the 'princess' respectfully, and left the west hall of Jingyuan Palace under Na'er's worried gaze.
Jingyuan Palace was once the palace where Oss lived when he was the prince. Now, the west hall of Jingyuan Palace has become the temporary residence of Man'er, Jin Na'er and General Hongji.
It is said that all the landscape layouts in Jingyuan Palace were designed by the first emperor. And the pavilions and water pavilions here are also unique in the palace landscape of the sacred capital.
The palace is full of winding and undulating mahogany corridors, with simple and delicate carved beams and columns, connecting nine pavilions of different shapes, coupled with the trickling pond water and leisurely koi fish under the corridor, the ingenious construction site constitutes the main landscape of the pavilion and water pavilion.
Standing in the corridor, you can vaguely see the vast and endless fields in the distance, and the needle thatch is green and green, and the blue sky complements each other. At the end of the view are rolling mountains, floating in the mist, like a colorful oil painting in the light of the rising sun.
The water in the pond between the pavilions shimmered with waves, the morning light was faint, with a shallow mist, and the birds chirped crisply, grazing the water and swept away.
I took a deep breath, and the cool, damp, fresh, and fragrant breath suddenly spread to all my limbs, and my spirit was shocked, and my mood was a little more relaxed.
I heard Mama say that Jingyuan Palace and Taihe Palace are the two closest palaces to each other, but I followed her step by step, and I have walked a long way, but I still haven't seen the shadow of Taihe Palace.
In the early morning, the road was still a little slippery, and the grass exuded a faint freshness, and I wrapped my arms around it, feeling a little deserted. The cold-faced grandmother in front of me seemed to have no regard for my existence, and walked on her own, turning left and right for a while, until I couldn't find the north at all.
Because I went back late last night, I slept later when I had something on my mind, and the bad thing is that I was dragged to race with my grandmother in the early morning, hey, where do I have this good interest?
The sleepiness gradually set in, and I began to lose my energy again, yawning in spite of the image, one after another, until tears rolled in my eyes.
I secretly thought in my heart, my uncle would probably know the news at the first time, if he knew that the mermaid princess of the Spirit Clan had actually done a fake show and became a maid of Loilai, how would he feel?
I can't even imagine how he will feel!
Why did the arrogant and indifferent King of Loilai want me to serve in the Taihe Palace?
My mouth is inexplicably bitter, what kind of medicine is sold in his gourd?
And Brother Luze, what kind of situation will he be in now, can we really get out of it with our whole body?
Thinking of this, I let out a long sigh, and my head was as big as a bucket.
The carved corridor in front of us turned again, and we made a big turn around the lake, and there was silence all around the water pavilion, except for the occasional sound of birdsong.
Finally walked to a side gate of Taihe Palace, more than a dozen steps are long and upward, quite a little steep, and the white boots step on the stone steps, and they are a little more careful.
The guards at the side gate were still tight, and I saw Mama take out her waist card, hand it to them and look at it one by one, and then let us go.
Taihe Palace Yuhua Palace
Man'er was dressed in a pale pink splendid palace dress, and under the guidance of Gong E, she appeared outside the imperial study of the Yuhua Hall of Taihe Palace.
Gong E, who was serving beside Os, said in a respectful and soft voice: "Your Majesty, the mermaid maid is already waiting outside. ā
At this time, Oss was writing with a delicate black quill pen, and when he heard Gong E's words, he paused slightly, his purple eyes condensed, and he did not speak, and his chin was a response.
About half a cup of tea, I saw two young girls dressed as palace ladies quietly retreating from the imperial study. One of them, Gong E, with a beautiful face, handed me a rabbit skin velvet cloth and a small velvet duster, and Gong E remained silent, and after handing me the things, she went straight out of the hall.
There was another dignified and beautiful palace lady, she stood still in front of me, and lightly ordered: "Serve carefully, don't make a noise and disturb Your Majesty." ā
She pondered for a moment, and then said: "The utensils inside are all priceless, you must be careful with twelve points, and don't make a big mistake with your hands and feet." She paused, as if thinking of something again, and added, "You must serve carefully, or else you will ...... But it's a big deal to lose your head! ā
I cried bitterly in my heart, smiled on my face, and thanked: "The slave knows, thank you sister for mentioning it." With that, I bowed respectfully to her.
Gong Efeifei looked stunned, the mermaid maid in front of her made her look a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
When she was serving in the imperial study just now, she was still a little suspicious in her heart, why did His Majesty personally order a mermaid to come to the imperial study to do things? It's incredible.
Now, look at this mermaid's delicate porcelain white skin, like a layer of shallow snow floating on the ice, pure and flawless, crystal white. Her smart eyes were comparable to the twinkling stars, ice blue and bright.
Her pear vortex smile is really beautiful, and under her small but full lips are shining white teeth.
In her, Fei Fei could not find the usual glitz and pretentiousness of the court, nor could she find the groveling and submissiveness that a maid should have, she stood here very quietly and naturally, but she did not belong here at all!
Her smart eyes had already quietly revealed her thoughts, and the corners of her radiant eyes were not at all like the trembling in the eyes of ordinary maids and palace people, but there was a kind of curiosity and exploration.
Also as a woman, Feifei also has a kind of heartbeat that can't take her eyes off - her beauty has the characteristics of being clear and dusty, but it is unpolished but natural.
Thinking of this, Feifei suddenly understood in her heart, she didn't say anything more, and walked out of the hall with her steps.
Man'er silently looked at the back of Gong'e Qingyi, she was clearly the female medical officer who led me to see my brother three years ago. In the past three years, she has obviously risen to prominence, from a female medical officer to a servant of the king's side.
I stopped where I was, but she never looked back at me, because she didn't remember who I was.
I took a deep breath and deliberately changed into the groveling posture of a maid, and with a lifting of my arm, I lifted the corner of the golden dragon-patterned cloud curtain and stepped into it with small steps.
"The mermaid maid Jin Na'er, I have met His Majesty the King of the Medical Clan."